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May 24 2022
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At Least 19 Students, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting
At least 19 students and two teachers were killed Tuesday after a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to law enforcement officials and Gov. Greg Abbott.
The governor also confirmed that Salvador Romas, an 18-year-old male who attended Uvalde High School, was killed by police. Two responding law-enforcement officers were shot by Romas but are said to
The Texas Tribune The Dallas Morning News The TexanMar 26 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: 2016 Candidate- Ted Cruz
Though the 2016 presidential election has been speculated about in the media since November of 2012, it wasn't until this week that someone featured in major polls officially filed to run in 2016. That person is Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas. With such a well-known personality running for president, all sides of the media immediately got busy analyzing the implications of a Cruz run John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJul 07 2023
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US Officials Press for Release of WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia for 100 Days
Evan Gershkovich, a 31-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal (Center bias), has now been detained in a Russian prison for 100 days.
Details: Gershkovich was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service on March 29 while reporting in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Gershkovich has been accused of espionage. Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal, and the United States government deny these
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News) Associated PressAug 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Social Media Wasn't Built for Balanced News
Let’s say you live right across the street from a takeout restaurant. Their prices are a bit higher than local competitors, and there are constant rumors of health code violations and mystery meat. But for the sake of speed and convenience, you usually eat there anyway. After all, you’ve got more important things to worry about...right?
This routine may seem ignorant or lazy to some.
Henry A. BrechterAug 31 2023
Headline Roundup
Meta Shuts Down Nearly 9,000 Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Meta has shut down nearly 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts, saying they were participating in a cross-platform Chinese covert influence operation.
Key Details: The "Spamouflage" operation spread across more than 50 online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit, according to Meta's Adversarial Threat Report.
Key Quote: “This campaign was run
The Guardian Reuters Washington TimesMay 20 2019
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Gorsuch Breaks From Conservatives, Joins Liberals in Majority Opinion
On Monday morning, Neil Gorsuch, the first Trump appointee to the Supreme Court, broke with his fellow conservative justices to join an opinion. Herrera v. Wyoming was decided today in favor of the petitioner, who argued that a century-and-a-half old contract between the United States government and the Crow Tribe, of which he was a member, allowed him to hunt outside of any time restraints
Washington Times The Hill HuffPostApr 07 2023
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White House Afghanistan Report Says Trump 'Severely Constrained' Withdrawal Options
The National Security Council on Thursday released a 12-page summary of the administration’s review of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the government now prioritized earlier evacuations and highlighting Trump administration actions that purportedly contributed to the withdrawal’s problems.
Evacuating Earlier: The summary does not directly state that the U.S. should have
Forbes Axios Fox News (Online News)Nov 04 2019
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U.S. Starts Formal Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump sent a letter to the United Nations indicating his administration's intention to formally pull out of the Paris climate accord, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Twitter Monday. The process is set to take exactly a year, and end a day after the 2020 presidential election. Under President Barack Obama, the U.S. entered the deal in 2015 by committing to a 26-28
New York Post (News) CNN (Online News) AxiosSep 27 2021
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Key Congressional Votes on Biden Agenda, Debt Ceiling Set for This Week
Two Congressional votes set for this week are key for the Biden administration's spending plans. A House vote on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package is set for Thursday, and a Senate vote is set for Monday to suspend the debt ceiling and avoid a government shutdown. Republicans are expected to vote down the debt ceiling measure, leaving Democrats to figure out how to keep the government
CNN (Online News) Axios Fox BusinessMar 28 2022
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White House Announces Biden's 2023 Budget Plan
President Joe Biden sent Congress his priority tax and spending requests for the 2023 fiscal year on Monday, outlining a proposal to spend $5.8 trillion while aiming to reduce deficits and raise taxes on the wealthy.
Biden's non-binding proposal would include roughly $31 billion in new defense spending, bringing total national defense spending to $813 billion; over $32 billion in new
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